St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-17
MINNEAPOLIS PROVISION COMPANY
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce.

Business on the local board was more reason
ably active than it has been for week past
Receipts of wheat for the past two days were
go cars, and offerings of milling wheat
were fair. Exporters were good buyers, and
come into close competition with millers to
get cash wheat. Holders were asking higher
prices toward noon, and some sales of No. l
Northern were made at an advance of 112c
over Saturday. Bids for wheat to arrive
were active. Samples of new wheat from
Texas were shown on the board. The follow
ing are the closing quotations.: No. l hard,
i'll store, May, sic; June, 1ssc; July, $3.50;
ON track, S1l2c; No. Northern, in store,
May, soc; June, S0ssc; July, S17s; on track,
S0I2c; No. 2 Northern, in store, May, re;
June, 77l2c; July, roc; on track, 7Sc
NoTE-ln sales of wheat by sample grade
has little if any effect in making prices, that
being determined by quality and the per-
centage of hard in each parcel.
Sales included: 10000 blu No. ] hard. O.
t., S1Ac; 10000 bu June No. hard, Sic;
$4,000 bu June No. l hard, Sllsc; 35 900
bu No. 1 Northern, in store, soc; 10000
1 hard, to arrive, Sic. Car lot sales by
sample 4 cars No. l hard, o. t., S1S4c: Ii
cars No. hard, slice; ears No. hard, O.
t., s0lsc; 10 car No. ! hard, o. t., s1Ac;
Northern, delivered, S1Ac; cars No.
Northern, o. t., S014c; cars No. 1 North
ern, o. t., Sic; car No. 2 Northern, o. t.,
soc; 2 cars No. 2 Northern, o. t., 77l2c !;
U. l.,
l car No. 3, o. t., 77l2c: 2 cars No. 3, O. t.,
75c; cars No. 3, o. t., 76c; cars sample
wheat o. t., Sic; 1 car sample delivered,
T5l2c; car rejected, o. t., 7Sc; l car No. 3
oats, o. t.. 2Sl2c; l car No. l Northern, 79Iac :;
3 cars No. l northern, o. t., soc; Is cars No
l Northern, to arrive, S0l2c; II cars No. 1
northern, o. t., S0l2c. Bran and shorts are
both selling well at S1O.5o@11. Some very
good stock sold at SO .62l2 in cars on track
ready to so out. Corn selling slowly at $50
3S12c for fair ungraded by sample on track
Very choice fer making bolted meal held at
39l2@l4Oc in single car lots. Not selling
readily. OatS--This market is yet sluggish
with considerable inquiry for both ship
ment and local consumption. The of
erings are large and buyers are
disposed to dictate prices The stocks are
generally firmly held and for the reasons
stated the movement is slow at about 29M
Sic for samples of white and mixed No =
white by grade zoe. Mixed Feed and Corn
Meal-Feed, SIS .50@ 1850. meal, S15@16,
or more. Hay-ls still demoralized. Choice
hay from the South has been turned to Chi
cago, where the price is higher. Sellers ask
from S1O@13 for good wild and buyers bid
$500. Sales at SOIL. Flour-This mar
ket is quiet and patents are selling slowly.
The advance in wheat has forced rise In
asking prices and buyers do not readily CON
grades are going Off well. Low grades are
also moving well. Patent, sacks to local
dealers S4.25014.45; patent, to ship, sacks.
car lots, 81. 25@4.35; in barrels, 81 $500 80
delivered at New England points, So 1G@
SO; New York points, S5.05@5.15; deliv-
cred at Philadelphia and Baltimore, 1880
800: bakers, S3.50@3. rs: superfine 81. go
@2.50; Red Dog, sack, S1.15@l. 40; Red
Dog, bbls, Sl.4o@1.6O; rye flour, per cwt,
$1.75.